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Jun 19, 20242 min read
Explainer-France's snap election: how does it work and what's next?
PARIS - France holds a parliamentary election on June 30 and July 7. Opinion polls show the far right could win. Here are some key facts...


Jun 17, 20242 min read
Former South African leader Zuma's party says it will join opposition in parliament
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party will join an alliance of smaller opposition parties in parliament in a bid to...


Jun 17, 20243 min read
Factbox-South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected president. What happens next?
JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as South Africa's president on Friday with the support of once rival parties that have...


Jun 14, 20243 min read
South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on...


Jun 14, 20241 min read
Brazil's Lula says democracy at risk after far-right surge in EU vote
13 Jun - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that democracy was at risk, commenting on the far-right gains in...


Jun 12, 20243 min read
France's Macron asks rivals to join electoral pact against far-right
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties on both sides of the political centre to join him in forging a...


Jun 12, 20242 min read
EU top jobs field narrows, von der Leyen set for second term
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appears on course for a second five-year term and Estonia's prime...


Jun 12, 20243 min read
Zuma's MK party seeks to block South African parliament citing vote-rigging
JOHANNESBURG -Former South African president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country's top court to block...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
Explainer-What are the EU's top jobs and how will they be filled?
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are set to start bargaining over top EU institution jobs after the European Parliament election...


Jun 11, 20247 min read
European Parliament debuts: racing driver, ex-paratrooper and Instagram influencer win seats
MADRID/ROME/WARSAW -While attention in the European Parliament elections has focused on far-right gains, some anti-establishment and...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election without absolute majority
PARIS - The far-right National Rally was forecast on Monday to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in...


Jun 11, 20244 min read
Analysis-South Africa's unity government must harmonise wildly different visions
JOHANNESBURG - Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as...
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